Psalms

Psalm 73:9–11

⁹They set their mouths against the heavens,

and their tongues strut across the earth.

¹⁰So their people^b return to this place

and drink up waters in abundance.

¹¹The wicked say, “How can God know?

Does the Most High have knowledge?”

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They set	שַׁתּ֣וּ	šat·tū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H8371 set, appoint
their mouths	פִּיהֶ֑ם	pî·hem	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6310 mouth
against the heavens	בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם	ḇaš·šā·ma·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and their tongues	וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם	ū·lə·šō·w·nām	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3956 tongue
strut	תִּֽהֲלַ֥ךְ	ti·hă·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
across the earth	בָּאָֽרֶץ׃	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	לָכֵ֤ן׀	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
their people	עַמּ֣וֹ	‘am·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5971 people
return	יָשִׁיב	yå̄·šīḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to this place	הֲלֹ֑ם	hă·lōm	Adverb	H1988 of place, hither
and drink up	יִמָּ֥צוּ	yim·mā·ṣū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4680 drain, drain out
waters	וּמֵ֥י	ū·mê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4325 water, juice, urine
in abundance	מָ֝לֵ֗א	mā·lê	Adjective - masculine singular	H4392 full

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The wicked say	וְֽאָמְר֗וּ	wə·’ā·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
How	אֵיכָ֥ה	’ê·ḵāh	Interjection	H349 How?
can God	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
know	יָדַֽע־	yā·ḏa‘-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
Does the Most High	בְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃	ḇə·‘el·yō·wn	Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular	H5945 high
have knowledge	דֵּעָ֣ה	dê·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H1844 knowledge

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 73:9 Revelation 13:6 · Exodus 5:2 · James 3:6 · Daniel 7:25 · Daniel 3:15 · 2 Chronicles 32:15

Psalm 73:11 Hosea 7:2 · Zephaniah 1:12 · Psalm 94:7 · Psalm 44:21 · Job 22:13–14 · Ezekiel 8:12 · Psalm 139:1–6 · Psalm 73:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.